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Williston bowhunters asked to assist CWD surveillance

Williston bowhunters asked to assist CWD surveillance

By North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Bowhunters who harvest a deer in gun hunting units 3A1 and 3B1 are being asked to help the Game and Fish department’s chronic wasting disease surveillance efforts by submitting the head of their animal for testing.

Heads may be dropped off in freezers located at the Game and Fish district office in Williston, and at the Divide County sheriff’s office in Crosby. Hunters wishing to keep the head may have it sampled at the Williston office during business hours. Taxidermists in Williston are also assisting in by saving heads throughout the season.

Instructions and information are posted at the drop-off sites. Test results will be provided to hunters within 2 to 3 weeks. Additional drop-off sites will be available throughout the region during the deer gun season in November.

CWD is a fatal disease of deer, moose and elk that can cause long-term population declines if left unchecked. Annual surveillance for CWD is critical for determining the spread of the disease and if management actions have been effective.

More information on CWD, including information about testing, is available at the Game and Fish website.

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